and the middle class has been exiting california more than the rich. the hollywood guys and silicon valley folks can afford taxes, but the middle class employed by small businesses that end up moving to nevada, idaho, and elsewhere. so, colin, let's talk about michigan which you've been following and you've got the -- the battle over the collective bargaining, making collective bargaining a constitutional right in the state. and then there's a battle for the supreme court, too. are the unions going to win these two? >> you know, paul, a lot has changed in the past week and i don't think they're going to win it. it's looking tough, but right now about 52% of voters are saying they oppose the efforts to enshrine this propose significan proposition 2, the more people are learning, the more people are learning how ridiculous it is. and as for the michigan supreme court, this effort to get rid of two of the conservative justices on the court is drawing attention as well. part of get out the vote a way for unions to say, hey if we manage to get the collectiv